woodburn jenks



(ModeL) M. W. JENKS.

IRONING BOARD.

No. 266,995. Patented Nov. 7, 1882.

jnveniar.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

M. WOODBURN JENKS, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN T. HAND,

OF SAME PLACE.

lRONlNG-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,995, dated November7,1882.

' Application filed April 10, 1882. (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, M. WoonBURN J ENKS, a citizen ot'the United States,residing at Decatur, county of Macon, and State of Illinois, haveinvented anew and useful Ironing-Board, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to the improvements in the mode of ironingshirt-bosoms where a stretcher is used to facilitate the work as well asto polish it in a much better style than the old modes. I attain theobject by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whichis the top view of the entire invention.

Similar letters refer to similar part-s throughout. i The board A iseighteenincheslong and ten inches wide. ln theleft-hand end of the boarda slot or mortise, B, is made, three inches deep. The self-adjustingsprings C are made of No: 10 spring-wire, one end of each spring beingdriven firmly into the solid wood at the bottom of slot or mortise B,leaving the outer ends free to adjust themselves to and keep in positiona shirt-neck of any size.

D is the large stretcher.

E is the small stretcher. Now, to operate it, place the board A on theinside of the shirt, fasten the collar-band around 0 the self-adjustingsprings O, draw the bosom smoothly over the board, leave the smallstretcher E down, raise the large stretcher D vertically to any desiredaltitude, draw the goods tight over the stretcher D and down to 5 theboard, reach down and bring up stretcher E and pass it under stretcherD, close both down together, and press down tight over the end of theboard. The goods are now wrapped entirely around stretcher D and firmlylocked by the wire E, so that the tension is perfectly even and cannotslip. The stretcher D is two inches deep, therefore has a sweep of fourinches when brought clear back. Therefore place the stretcher l) at anyintermediate point, according to how much the goods are to be stretched.

I gain great advantage over other inventions by the slotor mortiseB,which gives the springs 0 an even tension and wider scope, adjustingthemselves to fit a shirt-neck from ten to nineteen inches, inclusive.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is, in an ironing-board- 1. The combination, with theboard A, having a slot or mortise, B, in one end, of the selfadjustingsprings G U, one end of each being secured in the board and the otherend left free to move insaid slot or mortise B.

2. The combination, with the board A, of the pivoted stretchers D and E,the stretcher E being smaller than stretcher D, both being arranged asdescribed, whereby the stretcher D will pass by the stretcher E, as andfor the purpose specified.

M. WOODBURN J ENKS.

Witnesses:

J. O. HOSTETTER, R. W. BrvANs.

